Events / Fireworks
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Petone Wharf Closure
- 14 Jul 2009
- Hutt City Council
- Petone Wharf will be closed to the public (except for Dominion Post Ferry Service users only) from 8:00am Wednesday 15 July to 12:00pm Tuesday 21 July 2009 for the annual Pelorus Trust Fireshow fireworks display as part of the Petone Winter Carnival.
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BIG BANGS!
- 3 Nov 2008
- Texture
- It's time to celebrate that time when the crazy anarchist tried to blow up British parliament again. The Pelorus Trust Sky Show will be lighting Wellington skies on Wednesday night for Guy Fawkes. Prepared by world-renowned fireworks maestro Robert McDermott, the show will start at 9pm and will run for about 15 minutes to a soundtrack broadcast on Classic Hits and ZM, with fireworks set off around the harbour. Around 100,000 spectators are expected to show up for the big bangs, so get there early to grab a good spot, or head to the hills for the best views. Also, to get into the party vide, before the fireworks, check out The Ride Of Your Life Spectacle, a three-hour show featuring live music from the Beatles Review and the Beat Girls at Frank Kitts park. This show will also have choreographed water-sports performances from jet-skiers, wake-boarders, Thunder Cats and more. It's to raise money for the Wellington Free Ambulance, so donate a gold coin. This show starts at 6pm. And don't forget that 24-hour liquor ban that applies in the central city area, Oriental Bay and on the Mt Victoria summit, so no sneaky beers. -Stacey
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Sky Show to Light Up Wellington for Guy Fawkes
- 28 Oct 2008
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s skies will come alive this Guy Fawkes Night as the Pelorus Trust Sky Show returns to the city. World-renowned fireworks maestro Robert McDermott – best known for the stunning fireworks display which closed the Sydney Olympics – will wow Wellingtonians with his pyrotechnic mastery.
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Drunken Sevens fan brings fireworks back to Stafford House
- 24 Feb 2008
- Salient
- Firefighters were called to a fire at an inner-city university hostel during Sevens weekend, just two weeks before new residents were due to move in. According to the Fire Service, crews were called to Stafford House on The Terrace by the building’s smoke detection system at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Twelve trucks were present as students were evacuated from the thirteen-storey building.
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Cracker
- 26 Jun 2006
- The Wellingtonista
- The Pelorus Trust Fireshow kicks of at Petone Wharf at 7.30pm, Saturday July 1st.
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This Wellingtonista newsitem has 6 comments.
- ‘Or, better idea, come early and have a meal, and stay late and have a drink. Perfect.’
- ‘I'm not sure about traffic on the motorway. It is definitely pretty crappy along the Esplanade, so it might be a good opportunity to try out the train - or ferry, or charter boat. And anyone is welcome to borrow my kayak should they desire.’
- ‘Or how late does the Eastbourne ferry run? Cos fireworks should be good to see from that side too, right?’
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